C++理解Functors多态性

Question

我尝试实现多态仿函数对象(纯抽象基类和子对象),仅用于理解目的.我的目标是创建基类的许多对象,这些对象使用纯虚函数的不同实现.

当我创建基类的指针并将其设置为等于新的子类时,我无法将该对象作为函数调用.错误是:

main.cpp:29:7: error: ‘a’ cannot be used as a function

这是代码:

#include <iostream>

class foo{
public:
    virtual void operator()() = 0;
    virtual ~foo(){}
};

class bar: public foo{
public:
    void operator()(){ std::cout << "bar" << std::endl;}
};

class car: public foo{
public:
    void operator()(){ std::cout << "car" << std::endl;}
};


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

    foo *a = new bar;
    foo *b = new car;

    //prints out the address of the two object: 
    //hence I know that they are being created
    std::cout << a << std::endl;
    std::cout << b << std::endl;

    //does not call bar() instead returns the error mentioned above
    //I also tried some obscure variation of the theme:
    //*a(); *a()(); a()->(); a->(); a()();
    //just calling "a;" does not do anything except throwing a warning
    a();

    //the following code works fine: when called it print bar, car respectivly as expected
    // bar b;
    // car c;
    // b();
    // c();

    delete b;
    delete a;
    return 0;
}

我目前的理解是"foo*a"将函数对象"bar"的地址存储在一个(如cout语句所示).因此解除引用它"*a"应该提供对"a"指向的函数的访问,并且"*a()"应该调用它.

但事实并非如此.谁能告诉我为什么？

Answer 1

由于你有一个指针a,你必须取消引用它来调用()运算符:

(*a)(); // Best use parentheseis around the dereferenced instance